Annona fosteri
(Maas & Westra) H.Rainer
Annonaceae
Rollinia fosteri Maas & Westra
Common Name:
General Information
Annona fosteri is a shrub or a tree, usually growing from 3 - 20 metres tall with a trunk around 5 - 10cm in diameter[
2117- Title
- Rollinia
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Annona fosteri has a wide range, but is fairly uncommon with that range. Habitat loss is seen as a threat for this species since it occurs in regions where forest cover loss has been observed in the past years. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2117- Title
- Rollinia
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
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Range
S. America - Peru, Ecuador
Habitat
Tropical rainforest; at elevations up to 500 metres[
2117- Title
- Rollinia
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Vulnerable |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Pollinators | Beetles, Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
2115- Title
- Dictionary of Trees; Volume 2 South America; Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology
- Publication
-
- Author
- Grandtner M.M. & Chevrette J.
- Publisher
- Academic Press; London
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 978-0-12-396490-8
- Description
-
]. The yellow to red, globose to broadly ovoid fruit is 10 - 35mm long and 10 - 30mm in diameter; composed of 10 - 20 carpels each containing a sed around 7 - 8mm long and 5mm wide[
2117- Title
- Rollinia
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Vol. 57, pp 1 - 188, 1992
- Author
- Maas P.J.M. et al
- Publisher
- New York Botanical Garden Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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